Description
National Geographic August 1999
CONDITION: Very Good
FEATURES
· Global Culture – As old patterns make way for new, our thinking and our ways of life become more urban, more cosmopolitan, less diverse. By Joel L Swerdlow
· A World Together – With Internet use soaring and airfares falling, global exchange of information, products, and ideas has exploded. Will our cultural differences survive? By Erla Zwingle, Photographs by Joe McNally
· Tale of Three Cities – Alexandria, Egypt, at the start of the first millennium; Cordoba, Spain, at the beginning of the second; and New York, New York, at the dawn of the third: What do they tell us about cities past, present, and future? By Joel L Swerdlow, Photographs by Stuart Franklin
· Vanishing Cultures – Indigenous peoples have become the human equivalent of endangered species. Now many battle to save te things that define them: their lifeway, their language, and their land. By Wade Davis, Photographs by Maria Stenzel
· Italy’s Endangered Art – In a place where Roman coins lie underfoot and Renaissance frescoes adorn countless ceilings, preserving art treasures from natural disasters and the ravages of time requires the effort of an entire nation. By Erla Zwingle, Photographs by O Louis Mazzatenta
· The Power of Writing – An invention whose impact seems impossible to measure first appeared in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago. Using systems of writing from Maya glyphs to Chinese calligraphy, humans have chronicled history, lobbied for freedom, and expressed the emotions of the ages. By Joel L Swerdlow, Photographs by Cary Wolinsky.
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